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Shoulda been: ***Today Oakland gets the beat down, home opener.*** (28th)

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Shoulda been: ***Today Oakland gets the beat down, home opener.*** (28th)

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:D :beer:

Already sounds like Piscotty could miss their home opener which means we might get to see Robbie Grossman start.
Last edited by salamander on Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:07 pm, edited 18 times in total.
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: Only 24 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.

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this an official countdown thread?
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Re: Only 24 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.

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The Ex Mrs Shady is taking the boys to San Fran for Spring break and the will hit a game in Oakland
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Re: Only 24 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.

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Slim Shady wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:13 am The Ex Mrs Shady is taking the boys to San Fran for Spring break and the will hit a game in Oakland
Nice! Too bad it's in Oakland rather and SF. Either way, it'll be a grate day at the ballpark.
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Re: Only 24 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.

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weimy froob wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:57 pm this an official countdown thread?
Sure!!
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: Only 24 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.

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salamander wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:54 am
weimy froob wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:57 pm this an official countdown thread?
Sure!!
your thread. you're in charge. looks like you took care of today. :coolio:
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Re: Only 24 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.

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weimy froob wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:14 pm
salamander wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:54 am
weimy froob wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:57 pm this an official countdown thread?
Sure!!
your thread. you're in charge. looks like you took care of today. :coolio:
:D :thumbsup: :beer:
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: ***Only 21 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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Looks like Piscotty has a high ankle sprain. Always fun.
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: ***Only 20 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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salamander wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:39 pm :D :beer:

Already sounds like Piscotty could miss their home opener which means we might get to see Robbie Grossman start.
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: ***Only 21 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.*** Gordon's Debut

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Healthy Gordon makes long-awaited debut

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By Anthony Castrovince @castrovince
March 5, 2020

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The wait was over, the weight was better, and Nick Gordon was back to playing baseball on Thursday.

While the Twins’ 3-3 tie with the Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium carried no consequence in the season standings or stats, it was a tremendously meaningful game for the former first-round MLB Draft pick who is trying to reclaim his place in the Minnesota pipeline.

Gordon, who went 0-for-2 at the plate, hadn’t played in a game since early August of last season because of a gastrointestinal issue that has proved problematic for him for the better part of the last two years.

“I don’t think we found the exact term, exactly,” Gordon said of his ailment. “It was something similar to gastritis. A very extreme case of gastritis. The walls of my stomach were very thin. It could have led to a lot of other things, so I’m definitely glad we caught it when we did.”

Gordon said that, in 2018, his playing weight went from around 185 pounds to 160. That was a season in which Gordon’s numbers sagged considerably after an in-season promotion from Double-A to Triple-A. He had just a .212/.262/.283 slash in 99 games with Rochester.

The numbers were better in '19 (.298/.342/.459), but Gordon remained ill.

“It definitely affected me,” said Gordon, who is ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Twins' No. 17 prospect. “I’m not one to make excuses, though. It could have been handled on my part a little better as far as trying exactly to get what it was. I was more worried about playing than my body.”

Meanwhile, in 2019, the Twins gave the utility role that maybe, under better conditions, would have gone to Gordon, to Luis Arraez, whose dynamic rookie year has cemented his status in the organization. The 24-year-old Gordon was taken fifth overall in the MLB Draft six years ago and has All-Star DNA as the son of Tom Gordon and the brother of Dee. But with the Twins, he has become a bit of a forgotten man.

He's hoping to change that in '20.

.... (cont. in link)

https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/twins-ni ... ning-debut
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: ***Only 16 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.*** New Tradition? Berríos Opening Day starts

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Young ace's second straight could be second of many, Baldelli says

By Do-Hyoung Park @dohyoungpark

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's probably time for those around Twins Territory to start getting used to the José Berríos show on Opening Day.

"He's done this before; he's going to do this again going forward," Baldelli said. "I would bet on that happening. He's ready to go. He looks great. Physically, he's in fantastic shape right now. He's ready to pitch, and I think Opening Day is the right time to watch him go."

As the number of Opening Day nods for Berríos grows, so does the confidence of the Twins' young ace as he has continued to collect more innings, accolades and progress throughout his career. The 2017 season saw Berríos climb to double digits in wins for the first time. In '18, he made his first All-Star team and eclipsed 200 strikeouts. Last season, he surpassed 200 innings and earned that first Opening Day nod.

What might 2020 hold for the budding ace? The 25-year-old Berríos hopes for more consistency, and he feels that the challenges he has faced in his first four Major League campaigns has him in good position to attain that.

"Like I say to my family and my friends, the only thing that you can get out of playing baseball is the experience," Berríos said. "The experience comes when you go out there and play and take punches or whatever. When you throw through that pain, that's when you learn and start to make adjustments. That's what I've been working on and learning starting from three or four years back."

...

(continued in article with vids!)

https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/jose-ber ... ay-starter
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: ***Only 16 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.*** New Tradition? Berríos Opening Day starts

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Twins’ season-opening trip to Oakland and Seattle will be relocated

https://www.skornorth.com/twins-2/2020/ ... relocated/


Should be interesting to see what happens in the coming days.
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Re: ***Only 16 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.*** New Tradition? Berríos Opening Day starts

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Dan33185 wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:18 pm
Well shit.
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: ***Only 16 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.*** New Tradition? Berríos Opening Day starts

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maybe we are going to be better off with a shorter season? Our older hitters will have less wear/tear and Hill should return sooner in the schedule.
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 15 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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December baseball! :naners:

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Re: ***Only 16 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.*** New Tradition? Berríos Opening Day starts

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qrocks wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:24 am maybe we are going to be better off with a shorter season? Our older hitters will have less wear/tear and Hill should return sooner in the schedule.
Also, maybe big Mike's suspension gets modified due to this unique set of circumstances??
Condensed season = condensed suspension!
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 15 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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Miley Cyrus wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:29 pm December baseball! :naners:

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MLB still is hoping to play 162 games, playing the postponed games at the back end of the schedule, but obviously subject to change.
Great, so if the Twins somehow get home field advantage deep into the playoffs it will be 25 degrees.....super.
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Re: ***Only 16 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.*** New Tradition? Berríos Opening Day starts

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Tuck ya in wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:19 am
qrocks wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:24 am maybe we are going to be better off with a shorter season? Our older hitters will have less wear/tear and Hill should return sooner in the schedule.
Also, maybe big Mike's suspension gets modified due to this unique set of circumstances??
Condensed season = condensed suspension!
Yeah... I don't see that happening. Hill won't be back until July at the earliest. I think he will be out til late August.
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Small Hands wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:22 am
Tuck ya in wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:19 am
qrocks wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:24 am maybe we are going to be better off with a shorter season? Our older hitters will have less wear/tear and Hill should return sooner in the schedule.
Also, maybe big Mike's suspension gets modified due to this unique set of circumstances??
Condensed season = condensed suspension!
Yeah... I don't see that happening. Hill won't be back until July at the earliest. I think he will be out til late August.
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Miley Cyrus wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:29 pm December baseball! :naners:

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MLB still is hoping to play 162 games, playing the postponed games at the back end of the schedule, but obviously subject to change.
Ludicrous. Every 5th day would be a double header. 1st game of every series would be off a travel day. It would be Tommy-John-apaloza
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 15 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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They play WAY too many fucking games in baseball anyway. It's on almost all year. It takes all the fun and suspense from it.

Maybe it would gain more popularity back of it wasn't so long. Play a 81 game season.
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 15 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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Thrillkill wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:50 pm
Miley Cyrus wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:29 pm December baseball! :naners:

Bob Nightengale
@BNightengale
MLB still is hoping to play 162 games, playing the postponed games at the back end of the schedule, but obviously subject to change.
Ludicrous. Every 5th day would be a double header. 1st game of every series would be off a travel day. It would be Tommy-John-apaloza
They'd have to at least consider increasing the active roster, which would just result in too many watered down games anyways. How many fans would care though?
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 15 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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Just pushed back opening day indefinitely.

Edit: Mid-May
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 15 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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Self High-Five wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:28 pm Just pushed back opening day indefinitely.

Edit: Mid-May
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It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 10 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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:(
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Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: Shoulda been: ***Only 10 more days before Oakland gets the beat down.***

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salamander wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:29 am:(
:lol: This sucks.
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mid-May. holy fuck. SPring is never gonna come
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